# Brough

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹʌf/ · frequency rank #42,038

## Definitions
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8. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.

## Easily confused with
- **bruh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brough-vs-bruh)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brough-vs-brush)
- **brought** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brough-vs-brought)
- **broth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broth-vs-brough)
- **bough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bough-vs-brough)
- **bought** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bought-vs-brough)
- **brooch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brooch-vs-brough)
- **broach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broach-vs-brough)
- **borough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/borough-vs-brough)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbrough`, `borugh`, `broguh`, `brouggh`, `broughh`, `brouhg`, `brrough`, `bruogh`, `rbough`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brough